Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 167B

167B Person subject to existing forensic order

(1) This section applies if the Mental Health Court is required under this chapter to make a treatment support order for a person who is already subject to a forensic order.

(2) The court may—

(a) revoke the forensic order and make a treatment support order for the person; or

(b) amend the forensic order to—

(i) convert the forensic order into a treatment support order for the person; and

(ii) make other necessary changes to the order.

Note—

If there is an information notice relating to the person, the revocation or amendment of the forensic order under subsection (2) does not affect the information notice. See section 322 .